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Hospitals with the lowest COPD death rate

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2,623 hospitals ranked by copd death rate; 2,796 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalCOPD death ratelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average8.6%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1445Licking Memorial HospitalNewark, OH · Acute care8.7%2312.0%10.3%16.1%1.00185 min1.00227Compare
T1445Massac Memorial HospitalMetropolis, IL · Critical access8.7%2———15.0%—108 min—25Compare
T1445Mercy Regional Medical CenterLorain, OH · Acute care8.7%2213.4%11.4%15.3%1.10155 min1.16317Compare
T1445Missouri Delta Medical CenterSikeston, MO · Acute care8.7%22—11.9%15.3%0.98202 min1.00188Compare
T1445Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield, ME · Critical access8.7%23——15.3%—187 min—25Compare
T1445Oklahoma City VA Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK · Veterans Affairs8.7%2411.1%7.8%15.0%1.63——466Compare
T1445Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine RidgeNaples, FL · Acute care8.7%2211.3%10.3%16.1%0.91165 min1.00327Compare
T1445Scotland County HospitalMemphis, MO · Critical access8.7%2———15.6%—104 min—25Compare
T1445Simpson General Hospital CAHMendenhall, MS · Critical access8.7%2——11.2%15.6%—96 min—35Compare
T1445Summersville Regional Medical CenterSummersville, WV · Critical access8.7%25—13.6%15.1%—136 min—25Compare
T1445Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial HospitalJefferson City, TN · Acute care8.7%22—13.2%15.5%1.21170 min0.9958Compare
T1445VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLCHarlingen, TX · Acute care8.7%2212.0%7.9%14.6%1.08145 min1.04578Compare
T1445Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care8.7%2210.0%9.8%16.9%0.89169 min1.13320Compare
T1445Wilson Memorial HospitalSidney, OH · Acute care8.7%2311.9%12.5%15.0%0.94162 min1.0171Compare
T1445CGH Medical CenterSterling, IL · Acute care8.7%1313.9%13.7%15.6%1.03198 min0.9698Compare
T1445Hardin County General Hospital & ClinicRosiclare, IL · Critical access8.7%1———15.9%———25Compare
T1445MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care8.7%1210.6%13.2%13.6%0.96244 min1.01649Compare
T1445Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · Acute care8.7%1214.4%14.7%15.7%0.91244 min1.03323Compare
T1445Penn Highlands Mon ValleyMonongahela, PA · Acute care8.7%1212.3%11.5%14.8%1.36173 min0.97210Compare
T1445The University HospitalNewark, NJ · Acute care8.7%12—12.1%15.6%0.95307 min1.11519Compare
T1445Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville, CA · Acute care8.7%11—10.4%16.3%0.90213 min1.20101Compare
T1522AdventHealth MurrayChatsworth, GA · Acute care8.8%55—9.4%14.6%—144 min0.7842Compare
T1522Cheyenne VA Medical CenterCheyenne, WY · Veterans Affairs8.8%54—10.4%15.0%0.97——106Compare
T1522Wilkes Barre VA Medical CenterWilkes-Barre, PA · Veterans Affairs8.8%54—9.5%13.7%0.83——291Compare
T1522Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CenterFort Washington, MD · Acute care8.8%43—10.4%14.9%0.89202 min—37Compare
T1522Aultman HospitalCanton, OH · Acute care8.8%439.9%8.5%13.9%1.48220 min1.00808Compare
T1522Auxilio Mutuo HospitalSan Juan, PR · Acute care8.8%4—12.9%11.9%16.0%———653Compare
T1522Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth, TX · Acute care8.8%4312.2%8.3%15.8%1.23233 min1.02538Compare
T1522Chelsea HospitalChelsea, MI · Acute care8.8%44—11.0%14.6%1.11196 min0.8483Compare
T1522Christus Coushatta Health Care CenterCoushatta, LA · Critical access8.8%4——11.9%15.6%———25Compare
T1522Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff, AZ · Acute care8.8%4311.6%7.2%15.0%1.00214 min1.05264Compare
T1522Kosciusko Community HospitalWarsaw, IN · Acute care8.8%43—10.7%14.5%0.91179 min0.9772Compare
T1522Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouver, WA · Acute care8.8%4413.0%13.4%14.1%1.17260 min0.86220Compare
T1522Lewisgale Hospital AlleghanyLow Moor, VA · Acute care8.8%44—11.5%14.7%0.92112 min1.00205Compare
T1522Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care8.8%4311.8%7.7%15.1%0.89220 min1.01859Compare
T1522Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care8.8%4413.3%10.2%15.1%1.24148 min0.95347Compare
T1522Methodist Midlothian Medical CenterMidlothian, TX · Acute care8.8%44—10.1%14.4%1.02159 min1.1246Compare
T1522NKC HealthNorth Kansas City, MO · Acute care8.8%4313.5%11.0%15.4%1.21180 min1.03451Compare
T1522Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland, OR · Acute care8.8%4411.5%11.1%14.1%0.92215 min0.94483Compare
T1522Rock Regional Hospital, LLCDerby, KS · Acute care8.8%44—9.5%14.3%0.95104 min0.98—Compare
T1522SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton, MO · Acute care8.8%4412.6%11.5%14.7%1.10200 min0.99180Compare
T1522Saint Joseph Hospital-ElginElgin, IL · Acute care8.8%4211.3%10.0%14.3%0.85139 min—277Compare
T1522Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · Acute care8.8%4311.6%10.1%15.0%1.09190 min1.02695Compare
T1522St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard, CA · Acute care8.8%438.7%10.1%13.9%0.85165 min1.02265Compare
T1522St Luke's Hospital At The VintageHouston, TX · Acute care8.8%4311.9%10.4%15.0%0.90209 min1.09102Compare
T1522The Washington HospitalWashington, PA · Acute care8.8%4312.4%12.0%15.3%0.98242 min0.99260Compare
T1522VA Long Beach Healthcare SystemLong Beach, CA · Veterans Affairs8.8%4310.5%7.3%15.4%0.99——1,544Compare
T1522Verde Valley Medical CenterCottonwood, AZ · Acute care8.8%4311.8%11.5%15.3%1.08165 min0.9998Compare
T1522Wellspan Waynesboro HospitalWaynesboro, PA · Acute care8.8%4411.7%11.5%15.2%0.95145 min0.8957Compare
T1522Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortage, WI · Acute care8.8%33—15.3%14.6%0.96153 min0.8173Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).